1964 NBA Finals

1964 basketball championship series August 2023 NBA 1964 San Francisco Warriors Alex Hannum 1 Boston Celtics Red Auerbach 4 April 18—26 Celtics:John Havlicek (1984)Tom Heinsohn (2015)K. C. Jones (1989)Sam Jones (1984)Clyde Lovellette (1988)Frank Ramsey (1982)Bill Russell (1975)Satch Sanders (2011, contributor)Warriors:Wilt Chamberlain (1979)Guy Rodgers (2014)Nate Thurmond (1985)Coaches:Red Auerbach (1969)Alex Hannum (1998)Officials:Mendy Rudolph (2007)Earl Strom (1995) Celtics defeated Royals, 4–1 Warriors defeated Hawks, 4–3 The 1964 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the 1964 NBA playoffs, which concluded the National Basketball Association 1963–64 season. The best-of-seven series was played between the Western Division champion San Francisco Warriors and the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics. This was the Celtics' eighth straight trip to the championship series, as they won the series over the Warriors, 4–1, securing their sixth consecutive NBA title. This was the first time Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain faced off in the NBA Finals; they would do so once again in 1969. This was also the first meeting between the Celtics and Warriors in the NBA Finals; they would meet each other again in 2022, where the Warriors returned the favor and defeated the Celtics in six games. Team rosters Boston Celtics San Francisco Warriors San Francisco Warriors 1963–64 16 Al Attles G 6 0 175 North Carolina A&T 1936–11–07 13 Wilt Chamberlain C 7 1 275 Kansas 1936–08–21 55 Wayne Hightower F 6 8 192 Kansas 1940–01–14 12 Gary Hill basketball G 6 4 185 Oklahoma City 1941–10–07 9 George Lee basketball F/G 6 4 200 Michigan 1936–11–23 14 Tom Meschery F 6 6 215 St. Mary's 1938–10–26 7 Gary Phillips basketball G 6 3 189 Houston 1939–12–07 5 Guy Rodgers G 6 0 185 Temple 1935–09–01 17 Kenny Sears Ken Sears F 6 9 198 Santa Clara 1933–08–17 42 Nate Thurmond C/F 6 11 225 Bowling Green 1941–07–25 15 John Windsor F 6 8 215 Stanford 1940–04–03 USA Alex Hannum (USC) https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SFW/1964.html Series summary Game Date Home team Result Road team Game 1 April 18 Boston Celtics 108–96 (1–0) San Francisco Warriors Game 2 April 20 Boston Celtics 124–101 (2–0) San Francisco Warriors Game 3 April 22 San Francisco Warriors 115–91 (1–2) Boston Celtics Game 4 April 24 San Francisco Warriors 95–98 (1–3) Boston Celtics Game 5 April 26 Boston Celtics 105–99 (4–1) San Francisco Warriors Celtics win series 4–1 Game summaries Game 1 #eee April 18 Boxscore San Francisco Warriors 96 Boston Celtics 108 24–25 15–32 25–22 32–29 Wilt Chamberlain 22 Wilt Chamberlain 23 Guy Rodgers 8 Sam Jones 28 Bill Russell 25 K. C. Jones 7 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 13,909 Boston leads series, 1–0 Game 2 April 20 Boxscore San Francisco Warriors 101 Boston Celtics 124 22–31 21–31 25–36 33–26 Wilt Chamberlain 32 Wilt Chamberlain 25 Phillips, Rodgers 4 each Sam Jones 31 Bill Russell 24 Bill Russell 9 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 13,909 Boston leads series, 2–0 Game 3 #eee April 22 Boxscore Boston Celtics 91 San Francisco Warriors 115 21–40 22–27 21–23 27–25 John Havlicek 22 Bill Russell 32 K. C. Jones 8 Wilt Chamberlain 35 Wilt Chamberlain 25 Guy Rodgers 7 Cow Palace, Daly City, California 10,981 Boston leads series, 2–1 Game 4 April 24 Boxscore Boston Celtics 98 San Francisco Warriors 95 17–24 23–20 36–20 22–31 Tom Heinsohn 25 Bill Russell 19 K. C. Jones 5 Wilt Chamberlain 27 Wilt Chamberlain 38 Guy Rodgers 6 Cow Palace, Daly City, California 14,862 Boston leads series, 3–1 Game 5 #eee April 26 Boxscore San Francisco Warriors 99 Boston Celtics 105 24–22 17–23 30–29 28–31 Wilt Chamberlain 30 Wilt Chamberlain 27 Guy Rodgers 7 Tom Heinsohn 19 Bill Russell 26 Bill Russell 6 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 13,909 Boston wins series, 4–1 See also 1964 NBA playoffs 1963–64 NBA season References "1963-64 NBA Season Summary", basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2014. External links 1964 Finals at NBA.com 1964 NBA Playoffs at Basketball-Reference.com Category:NBA Finals NBA Finals NBA Finals Finals NBA Finals Category:Basketball competitions in San Francisco NBA Finals Category:Basketball competitions in Boston Category:1960s in Boston NBA Finals NBA Finals Category:Sports competitions in Daly City, California Category:Events at the Boston Garden